Z IS FOR...

MILE 26...LETTER Z.

Z IS FOR...ZOFRAN

• Zzzzz....as in sleepy b/c chemo makes me tired
• Ondansetron is the generic name
• (helps me) Feel better
• Ran through IV at hospital & pills at home during treatment
• Always have Faith
• (helps prevent) Nausea & vomiting

MILE 26.

We can see the end.

What a journey it has been.

We're not quite done.

In a marathon, you still have .2 miles to go....352 yards....almost one loop of the track around the football field. 

We're almost there.....but not done yet.

I remember after getting involved with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, raising money and awareness by running marathons as a St. Jude Hero, learning how far medical science has come in treating pediatric cancer.

When St. Jude opened in 1962, the survival rate for a child with cancer was 20%....1 in 5.

Today, the survival rate is over 80%...4 in 5.

BUT....we're not quite done yet.

Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude, once said, "No child should die in the dawn of life."

Until the survival rate is 100%....the race isn't over.

Tomorrow, we'll finish out our ABCs of CANCER journey....with .2.

Until no child dies from cancer......

FINAL NOTE: 

If your name begins with the letter Z, would you consider a donation to St. Jude via my Boston Marathon donation page?  Any amount is greatly appreciated.  The link to the donation page is below.  THANK YOU!

https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/stjudeheroes2018/timpete